Lightning hold off Capitals but lose Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point

WASHINGTON — The Tampa Bay Lightning were able to get two points out of their up-and-back trip to the nation’s capital Saturday night, but their 5-3 win over the Capitals at Capital One Arena came at a cost.

The hockey was the easy part for Tampa Bay. It scored four first-period goals on its first six shots after Washington opened the scoring 66 seconds into the game.

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